Sound Performance Lab 2489 manual

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    Model 2489 Manual S urround M onitor C ontroller One-point stereo and 5.1 volume contr ol, sour ce and speaker management[...]

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    2 V ersion 1.0 – 6 / 20 04 R & D: Wolfgang Neuman n The information in t his document has b een caref ully compiled and verif ied an d is assumed to be correc t. However , Sound Per f ormance L ab (SPL) reser ves the rig ht to m odif y the produc t descr ibed in this manual at any time w ithout prior notice. T his document is the prop er t y [...]

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    3 S urround M onitor C ontr oller 2489 Int roduc ti on ............................................................................................... 4 Before you begin ........................................................................................ 5 Power Supply ............................................................................[...]

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    4 S urround M onitor C ontr oller 2489 The SPL Sur round Monitor Controller (SMC) is a one -point analog volume control and sw itching m atr ix for s ystem -indep endent 5.1 sur round and stere o moni - toring. Desig ned to prov ide only the ne cessar y f unc tions w ith excellent audio qualit y , t he SMC of fers a uniquely cos t - ef fec tive ste[...]

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    5 S urround M onitor C ontr oller 2489 IM PORT ANT : Before connect ing the SMC or any other equipment turn of f all power at all unit s. It ma kes good sense to think a b out w here you place your SMC before connec - ting it. It should be positioned so that you can easily reach i t, but there are other considerations. T r y not to place it near he[...]

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    6 S urround M onitor C ontr oller 2489 R ear panel/connections CD/D AT player DA W/ DA conv er ter Multitrack recorder Stereo speakers Surround speakers SACD/D VD player RCA 1/4" TRS 1/4" TRS Sub-D-25 Sub-D-25 RCA Balanced Input See Manual for Pin Configuration Sound Performance Lab Surround Monitor Controller Model 2489 Made in Germany S[...]

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    7 S urround M onitor C ontr oller 2489 The SMC enclosure is E MC -safe and ef fe cti vely shielded agains t HF interf er - ence. Nonetheless , you should caref ully consider where you place t he unit to avoid elec tr ical disturbances . T he SMC and all devices to be connec ted should be tu r ned of f before c onnec tions ar e made or change to avo[...]

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    8 S urround M onitor C ontr oller 2489 V olu me Cont rol The volume is ce nt rally controlled for all channels via a discret e si x -le vel potentiometer with an ex tremely linear cur ve. The potentiomet er controls the audio signals direc tly wi thout any sig nal-degener ating circuitr y such a s VC A s or DAC s, which tend to create tolerances b [...]

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    9 S urround M onitor C ontr oller 2489 Spe ak er B ut t ons The speaker but tons enable each surround speaker output (L , C , R, L S, RS , LF E) and the s tereo pair output to b e switche d on ( presse d) and of f indepen - dently . Tip: If you are not using a surround speaker s et, you can connec t t wo stereo speaker p airs to th e SMC . Simply c[...]

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    10 S urround M onitor C ontr oller 2489 All SPL produc ts c ome with a t wo-year manuf acturer ’ s g uarantee against defec ts in material or ass embly f rom the date of purchase. End u sers are suppor ted in the t wo-year g uarantee through their distr ibutor or dealer . In such ca ses , please contac t your dealer for f ull guarantee condi- tio[...]

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    11 S urround M onitor C ontr oller 2489 Notes ..................................................................... ..................................................................... ..................................................................... ..................................................................... ........................[...]

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    S urround M onitor C ontr oller 2489 < Manual SMC, Model 2489[...]